Hull Seahawks

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Hull Seahawks
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City Kingston upon Hull, England
League NIHL
DivisionNational League
Founded2022
Home arena Hull Arena
ColoursBlack, White and Grey
   
Owner(s)IMJ Group
Head coachMatty Davies Flag of England.svg
CaptainBobby Chamberlain Flag of England.svg
Affiliates Manchester Storm (EIHL)
Hull Jets (NIHL 1)
Website Hull Seahawks
Franchise history
1988–1993Humberside Seahawks
1993–1996Humberside Hawks
1996–1999Kingston Hawks
1999–2003Hull Thunder
2003–2015 Hull Stingrays
2015–2020Hull Pirates
2022 – PresentHull Seahawks


The Hull Seahawks are an ice hockey team based in Kingston upon Hull and their home ice is the Hull Arena. They compete in the NIHL National Division.

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Formation

The Hull Pirates were formed when the Hull Stingrays went into liquidation in June 2015. The Stingrays' place in the Elite Ice Hockey League was taken by Manchester Storm.

On Friday 3 July 2015, Shane Smith, a 43-year-old Rotherham-based businessman, held a press day at the Hull Arena to announce the formation of the Hull Pirates and that they had been accepted into the EPIHL. [1]

It was also announced that former Hull Stingrays' forward Dominic Osman would become a player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates. [2]

A fans' forum was held on 15 July 2015 with the unveiling of the club's logo. The Pirates had six weeks to put together a team in time for the upcoming league campaign.

In their first season as a club, Hull Pirates achieved a 9th-place finish in the EPIHL.

For the 2016–17 season, the Pirates announced the re-signings of forwards Nathan Salem [3] and Lee Bonner [4] as well as Jamie Chilcott [5] and Jonathan Kirk, [6] who both play in defence. Goalie Ashley Smith [7] became the club's latest signing on 20 March 2016.

Following the culmination of the 2016–17 season and the collapse of the EPIHL, the Hull Pirates were left with no choice and announced their intention to join the National Ice Hockey League. [8]

The team did not playing in the 2021–22 season as their rink was not available in time for the start of the season. [9]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, it was announced that due diligence of a new ownership group (IMJ Group) had been completed [10] and the Hull Seahawks would be competing in the NIHL National Division in place of the Pirates. [11] IMJ consists of Ian Mowfirth, Joe Lamplough and former Pirates, Stingrays and Kingston forward Matty Davies. [12] Davies will also take up the roles of General Manager and Player-Coach. [13]

Club roster 2022–23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
No.Nat.PlayerCatchesDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
31 Flag of England.svg Dominic SmithL2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 22/23
34 Flag of England.svg Curtis WarburtonR22 October 2001 (age 22) England Sheffield Steelers, EIHL Two-Way
72 Flag of Scotland.svg Jordan McLaughlinL27 October 1999 (age 24) Falkirk, Scotland Glasgow Clan, EIHL Two-Way
Defencemen
No.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
14 Flag of England.svg Oliver 'Boo' Peers2003 (age 19) England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 Two-Way
15 Flag of England.svg Jamie ChilcottR6 June 1993 (age 31) Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
28 Flag of England.svg Chris WilcoxR25 December 1986 (age 37) Solihull, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1 22/23
47 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross ConnollyL8 July 1998 (age 26) Paisley, Scotland Telford Tigers, NIHL 22/23
56 Flag of England.svg Tom StubleyR30 November 1998 (age 25) York, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1 22/23
80 Flag of England.svg Bobby StreetlyR8 April 1994 (age 30) Leeds, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
94 Flag of England.svg Declan Balmer 'A' L9 June 1995 (age 29) Hull, England Swindon Wildcats, NIHL 22/23
Forwards
No.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract
7 Ulster Banner.svg Cameron HamillL28 September 2004 (age 20) Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast SNL Giants, SNL 22/23
16 Flag of England.svg Sam Towner 'C' R16 February 1995 (age 29) Hull, England Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL 22/23
19 Flag of England.svg Cam BrownleyR3 February 1997 (age 27) Sheffield, England Sheffield Scimitars, NIHL 1 22/23
21 Flag of England.svg Alex KentR2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 Two-Way
22 Flag of England.svg Jordan FisherR23 November 1993 (age 30) Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
26 Flag of England.svg Matty DaviesL15 February 1990 (age 34) Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
70 Flag of England.svg Lee PollittR9 December 1995 (age 28) Salford, England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 1 22/23
71 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Emil Svec*L12 July 1994 (age 30) Milevsko, Czechia Swindon Wildcats, NIHL 22/23
88 Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrej Themár*L28 June 1988 (age 36) Martin, Slovakia Unia Oświęcim, Poland22/23
90 Flag of England.svg Declan JonesR2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 22/23
91 Flag of England.svg Nathan SalemL17 September 1991 (age 33) Whitley Bay, England Peterborough Phantoms, NIHL 22/23
Team Staff
No.Nat.NameAcquiredRolePlace of birthJoined From
26 Flag of England.svg Matty Davies2022/23Player-Coach/General Manager Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL
28 Flag of England.svg Chris Wilcox2022/23Assistant coach Solihull, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1

Season-by-season record

Hull Pirates season-by-season record
SeasonLeagueGPWLOTLPTSLeague PositionPost-SeasonHead coach
2015–16 English Premier Ice Hockey League 5411385279th out of 10-.- Dominic Osman Flag of the United States.svg
2016-17 English Premier Ice Hockey League 4820262427th out of 10Finished last place in Quarter-Final Playoffs - Group B (0-3 record) Dominic Osman Flag of the United States.svg & Jason Hewitt Flag of England.svg
2017–18 NIHL Division 1 (North) 362952602nd out of 10Division 1 North Conference Semi-Finals Jason Hewitt Flag of England.svg
2018–19 NIHL Division 1 (North) 363222661st out of 10Division 1 National Playoff Champions Jason Hewitt Flag of England.svg
2019–20 NIHL National Division 4927193575th out of 10Post-season cancelled due to COVID pandemic Jason Hewitt Flag of England.svg
Hull Seahawks season-by-season record
SeasonLeagueGPWLOTLPTSLeague PositionPost-SeasonHead coach
2022–23 NIHL National Division 56144023011th out of 11-.- Matthew Davies Flag of England.svg
2023–24 NIHL National Division 5431203654th out of 11Playoff Group Stage (3rd out of 4th) Matthew Davies Flag of England.svg

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points;

Coaching records

NameDurationRegular season
GCWLOTL
Hull Pirates (EPIHL)
Dominic Osman2015–20178927566
Jason Hewitt201713481
Hull Pirates (NIHL - Division 1 North)
Jason Hewitt2017–2019726174
Hull Pirates (NIHL - National Division)
Jason Hewitt2019–20204927193
Hull Seahawks (NIHL - National Division)
Matty Davies2022–Present11045605

JASON HEWITT COMBINED RECORD: 92-34-8

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